Trip to the southernmost active volcano - Mt. Erebus, Antarctica

[quikag]

Just awesome!!!

[ELVIS]

so awesome!

god bless.

[helosailor]

It's never too cold for Cheez-its. They are hard to eat with gloves on though.

[bluecollar]

That is very cool. Thanks for sharing those beautiful pics.

[Mike K]

This is an off topic question but how in the hell do you get an electric starter to work in that low of a temp? Do you have to keep the batteries heated? A pneumatic stater would seem to make more sense in temps like what you are describing.

The starter doesn't care how cold it is and as long as the batteries have a full charge they don't freeze. Yes, the batteries' effectiveness decreases with the drop in temperature, but we wrap them in heaters. We also use emersion heaters in the oil pan, engine block (coolant heater), and sometimes in other areas like the transmission, differentials, hydraulics, etc. When the vehicle is parked it is plugged in and the heaters keep everything warm-ish. You can see the plug hanging down in the Cheez-its picture.